Lula repealed taxation on international purchases of up to US$50
A National Confederation of Industry (CNI) manifested this Tuesday (12) about the Provisional Measure (MP) signed by the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) that, the call “blouse fee”. For the institution, the end of tax payment will result already loss of jobs e will harm the national industry.
The CNI assessed that the micro and small companies are expected to be the most affected with the end of taxation. According to a study by the confederation, the “blouse tax” prevented the entry of R$4.5 billion in imports in Brazil. The institution’s research also showed that the reduction in the purchase of international products “helped preserve more than 135 thousand jobs and almost R$20 billion in the Brazilian economy”.
According to the president of the CNI, Ricardo Alban, the end of tax payments “reduces competitiveness” e “discourages investment” in the industrial sector. The confederation leader said that the fee was not created to “tax the consumer”but for “protect the economy”.
“Allowing the entry of imports worth up to US$50 without taxation is the same as finance the industry of countries such as China, the main exporter of low-value products to Brazil, especially in the textile sector. The loss is direct to those who manufacture and sell in Brazilian territory”, stated Alban.
The president of the CNI also considered that the sector is not against imports. However, the leader defended a entry of foreign products not Brazil “on equal terms”.
